Doll.



C. DE W. BEEDLE.

DOLL. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1a, 1912.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

CLAUDE DE WITH. BEEDLE, 0F LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

' DOLL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

Application filed May 13,1912. I Serial No. 696,882.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CLAUDE D. BEEDLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Leominster, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented anew and useful Doll, of which thefo-llowingis a specification.

This invention relates particularly to the stringing arrangement.

videa mechanism of this kind which-can be applied very readily, whichshall be very durable, and particularly to provide a construction inwhich the tensionion a pair of limbs is equalized automatically, wherebyif the yielding means holding one of the limbs loses a part of itsresiliency, this will be equalized by the tension produced by the meansfor holding the other one and to.

provide a construction in which a single set of yielding connections isemployed for holding. the legs and head.

The invention also involves an exceedingly simple and inexpensiveconstruction and other features as will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing which shows apreferred embodiment of the invention partly in section to show interiorconstruction.

The invention is shown as applied to a doll. of well known type having ahollow body 10, articulated limbs 11 and 12, and a hollow head 13provided with a hemispherical lower end 14 adapted to turn in P asimilar shaped socket 15 at thetop of the body. The lower end of thehead and this socket are provided with wide perforations for permittinga, wire connection 16 to pass through even when the head is turnedforward or back, or to one side. This member 16' is connected with abutton 17 or the like fitting in the bottom of' the head so as to permitthis motion also. The member 16 is connected by a. link or the like 18with an eye 19 at the center of a crossbar 20. This cross-bar has eyes21 at its ends with which are connected springs 22 which in turn areconnected inside the hollow body with the free ends of a pair offlexible non-extensible connections 23 shown as chains. These chainsextend through the first joints of the articulated legs 12 and areconnected with the second joints thereof, as for example, by means ofpins 24. I t w1ll be seen, therefore, that there 1s a single Theprincipal objects thereof are to pro-.

connection between the head and the two springs 22, so that if one ofthem gets weakened the head will still be held centrally. Although inthe drawing the lower limbs only are shown as connected up in this way,1t is to be understood that the invention is not limited to'the lowerlimbs, but can be applied tothe arms as shown. These are shown simply asprovided with non-extensible chains 27 connected with the hand sectionsand extending along the arms into the body where they are joined by asingle spring 28. tend well into the hollow body'so that the springs canbe connected with them readily and canbe located entirely in the body soas to be out of contact with the joints.

By stringing a doll according to this principle, an exceedingly durableand effective arrangement is provided, and at the same time theoperation of stringing is considerably simplified, although carried outin a general way as is usually done when elastics are employedforconnecting the elements.

It is to be observed particularly that the ten-- sion on the limbs isequalized in the case of the legs because the two springs 22 areconnected by an equalizing bar 20 which if one of the springs is weakerthan the other, or one of the chains 23 longer than theother, will tiltenough to bring the same degree of tension to bear upon both legs. Atthe same time these springs hold the head yieldingly in position so thatthe number ,of yielding arts is materially reduced. 1

Although I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of theinvention, I am aware that many modifications\ can be made therein byany person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of theinvention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to belimited to all the details of construction herein shown and described,but.

What I do, claimis 1. As an article of manufacture, a doll havingarticulated legs, a hollow body and a head, and provided withnon-extensible connections extending along the le s into thea head, andprovided with non-extensible In both cases the chains exflexibleconnections extending along the limbs into the body, springs connectedwith p the ends of said connections inside the body,

means for connecting said springs inside the body to equalize thetension, and a 'single connection between said equalizing connectingmeans and the head. a

3. In a doll, the combination with articulated limbs, a hollow body anda hollow head rotatably mounted on the body, of nonextensible flexibleconnections secured to the limbs and extending-therethrough into thebody, springs connected with .the ends of said connections in the body,equalizing means in the body connected with the ends of said springs, abutton in the lower part of the head adapted'to permit the head to toturn on the body, of a pair of non-extenswing on the body, and means'for connecting said button with said equalizing means.

4. In a do1l,'the combination with articulated legs, a hollow body and ahead adapted sible flexible connections secured to the lower parts ofthe legs and extending through them into the body, a pair of springs inthe body connected separately with-the ends of said connections, a barin the-body to which the ends of the springs are connectedi and meansconnected with the' center of sai bar for holding the head in positionand putting the springs under ten- S1011.

5. In a doll, the combination with articulated limbs, a hollow body anda head adapted to turn on the body, a pair of non-extensible flexibleconnections secured to the outer parts of the limbs and extendingthrough them into the body, a pair of springs in' the body connectedwith the ends of said connections, a bar in the body to which the endsof the springs are connected, a link connected with the center of saidbar, and a button in the head connected with said link, whereby the headis held in position by the tension of the springs and permitted to turnon the body.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto. set my hand, in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CLAUDE DE WITT- BEEDLE.

Witnesses:

AMALIE M. URBAN, BLANCHE M. JoBEs.

